...10/09/2011 APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT MISCELLANEOUS: * Computer Ethics * Virtual Reality * Multimedia * Telecommuting * Data Security * International Issues * Computer Based-learning After reviewing several options for my discussion, I decided that exploring a publishing company, Design Space Media Group, LLC would be an excellent and diversified approach to the many miscellaneous aspects present within an organization. Design Space Media Group began publishing 7 years ago as a Chicago based Architectural Publication, and shortly after, expanded to several countries around the world. As the company cultivated its publications into several multimedia developments, Tranzit Magazine, a lifestyles by-product was launched along with several other new ventures. There were certain challenges that came with expanding, and the organization would have to adjust in order to thrive in a rather competitive, yet questionable economy. Computer Ethics According to Kenneth C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon “Ethics refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals, acting as free moral agents, use to make choices to guide their behaviors”. Computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. With these simple moral principles, there are some common problems of computer ethics that includes intellectual property rights such as copyrighted electronic content, privacy concerns, child abuse, fraud and how computers affect...
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...Running Head: Assignment: Money Train Multimedia Activity Assignment: Money Train Multimedia Activity XECO/212 University of Phoenix Reserve Requirements 1. To increase growth, the Federal Reserve should lower reserve requirements. When reserve requirements are lowered, it means that banks are required to keep fewer funds in their reserves. As such, they will have more funds to loan, this will increase money supply. When supply of money increases, there will be a decrease in interest rates. When interest rate falls, investors and consumers will be more willing and able to borrow funds to invest and consume since it is now cheaper to borrow funds. When consumption and investments increase, it will increase aggregate demand and thus bring about economic growth. Economic growth is important to maintain or improve standard of living. In addition, economic growth helps to close recessionary gaps and thus reduces unemployment rates and increase level of income. On the other hand, when reserve requirements are increased, supply of money will fall. This will result in an increase in interest rates which will contribute to a decline in economic growth. Discount Rates 2. To slow down an economy, the Federal Reserve should increase discount rate. This makes it more expensive to borrow funds. As such, banks will have fewer funds available. When this happens, supply of money will decrease and this will result in an increase in interest rates. With the increase in...
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...from one medium and placing it on another. Audiences use different devices and platforms in different ways. How you consume content on TV is different than how you consume content on a desktop or on a phone or on a tablet. ESPN understands this exceptionally well and has been on the cutting edge — with some fails along the way — of delivering content to its audience. ESPN, besides having a television network, has a magazine, a website, mobile apps, tablet apps. It is everywhere. In 2006, the company even launched an ESPN phone. That bombed, but the Leader learned some valuable lessons along the way. “I think everything we’ve built has been been built within that medium has been a standalone and not ported,” said Eric Johnson, evp of multimedia sales at...
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...BAB111 Revised January 12, 2005 ILinc Case Study of a Start Up “It’s been a long semester,” thought Mark Bernstein. “I have spent a lot of time with Degerhan working on our business plan for our proposed new venture, Interactive Learning Corporation, but can we really make it go? Should we even try? I’ve got a good job waiting for me with a large corporation. Is the upside potential of ILinc great enough to justify taking the risk?” Mark Bernstein and Degerhan Usluel knew each other from MBA classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Outside a career fair sponsored by the school in the fall of 1993, Bernstein was sitting on a bench when Usluel approached and asked, “Do you really want to work for any of them?”, referring to the established companies at the career fair. “No, I can’t see myself working for corporate America. I’d really like to start my own business, but I’m not sure what to do,” Mark replied. “I know what you mean. I can’t see myself being a small part of a large corporation. I’ve been doing some work for Professor Jack Wilson that has made me wonder whether there might be something in our project that could be turned into a business,” explained Usluel. Thus began the prospecting. The Players Mark Bernstein Bernstein earned a BA in Economics from Union College. Articulate and hard driving, he had worked in sales and sales management for several computer related companies for over nine years before enrolling in Rensselaer’s MBA program...
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...ILinc – Interactive Learning International | Henry A. B. RayMSc Engineering ManagementUniversity of Greenwich | ILinc – Interactive Learning International | Henry A. B. RayMSc Engineering ManagementUniversity of Greenwich | ILinc – Interactive Learning International A case study analysis of a start-up company | | ILinc – Interactive Learning International A case study analysis of a start-up company | | * Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 ILinc or Secure Employment? 2 3 Strengths and Weaknesses of ILincs Business Plan 3 3.1 Strengths 3 3.1.1 ILinc and the Online Training Market 3 3.1.2 Targeting Fortune 1000 Companies 4 3.2 Weaknesses 4 3.2.1 ILinc are selling Vapourware 4 4 ILincs Organisational Structure 4 5 Firm Equity Division 5 6 Financing Options 6 7 ILincs Market 6 Introduction Mark Bernstein and Degerhan Usluel are the co-founders of Interactive Learning International (ILinc). The prospect of ILinc came from Usluels work with his professor, Jack Wilson, when he worked as a programmer on multi-media projects during his time at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ILinc was theorised as a company which would excel in the market of corporate training, but did have some noticeable shortcomings in which external help would be needed. When struggling to develop a comprehensive business plan for turning Bernstein and Usluels ideas into a profitable venture, a meeting with Mark Rice, a professor of entrepreneurship, was...
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...leadership of Einar Eng who understood that the company needed to take steps to enhance the expertise and tenure of valuable human resources to better position his company for the future. Mr. Eng thought of a recommendation to steer the committee to information technology (IT) which stands to be a major initiative of boosting the employees’ knowledge of IT and their ability to use the technology especially for business and personal advantage. In 1996 the vision of empowering employees to enhance their personal and professional capacity through e-learning was an ambitious one. Part of the program had the potential for offering additional training modules that employees could complete on their own free time in exchange for the state-of-the-art multimedia home PC with free internet connection...
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...But not all those aspects can be viewed as positive, though. The impact of the use of ITs on the way English is taught has brought not only advantages to it, but also, some disadvantages concerning to the availability of technologies to be used, money to invest on and teachers’ train. Advantages in using information technologies: • students using computers do not feel that they are being watched or judged; • a computer can analyze the specific mistakes the student has made and can react in a different way from the usual teacher- this leads the student not only to self correction, but also to understanding the principles behind the correct solution; • a computer gives individual attention to the learner and replies immediately to questions or commands; • the another innovation involving self assessment consists of giving the learner the option of working mentally; • a video can be used at every level, both as supplementary material for language reinforcement and skills practice; • a video sequence used in class makes students more ready to communicate in the target language and a classroom more interactive; • when using modern technologies during foreign language classes, authentic language situations are introduced; • multimedia helps to make use of and stimulate one of the most important aspects of teaching – curiosity; • using the video camera stimulates students because it is thought-provoking, demanding, dynamic, close to real life, creative, requires whole-body involvement...
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...Coat of Many Colors Ministries, Inc. (CMCM) was founded by Rev. Dr. Michael A. Hayles, Sr., former pastor of Porter Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. Dr. Hayles and the members of Porter Chapel started a food pantry at the Church in 1995 and after 3 years of operations, Dr. Hayles conducted a survey of the people being fed from their pantry to see what other services the church could provide to the community. The results of the survey revealed that the people in the community of Dobbin and the surrounding areas needed education and employment services offered in their locally. In 2001, Porter Chapel received seed money from Sempra Energy Company located in San Diego, CA, and Coat of Many Colors Ministries, Inc. (CMCM) became a reality. CMCMI received...
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...GERARD O'SULLIVAN “There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.” The Career Profile Coaching Report The information contained in this report is private and confidential; please store securely. Please do not make any changes to the contents of the report. While the Career Profile model is based on psychological theory and research, the accuracy of the information provided in this report is dependent on the level of insight of the person completing the questionnaire into his or her values, interests, preferences and behaviours. As such, it should be interpreted with due caution, taking into account: (i) The integrity of the administration procedures; (ii) The respondent’s state of mind, level of self-insight and attention to the questions when completing the questionnaire; (iii) Any other factors that might have affected the respondent’s ability to provide a true and accurate description of his or her values, interests, preferences and behaviours. Given these limits to the information provided in the report, Psychometrix offers no warranty as to the accuracy of the report as a psychological profile of the person, nor takes responsibility for any advice given or action taken or not taken on the basis of the information contained in the report. The respondent is encouraged to take professional advice on the information provided in the report from a Career Guidance Practitioner, Counsellor, Coach, Psychologist or other suitably qualified person...
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...facility that facilitates interactive learning. You won’t have to put up with tedious programming tasks, conversion and setups. The e-learning software will help you leverage e-learning strategically into your enterprise. For instance, if you have 250 employees to train, it can help you save enormously. The benefits of online training cannot be underestimated. Learners have access to it all through the day and night. It is available 24x7. Learning activities can be performed within your home or office. They can be performed at your convenience. It is better than classroom training since it offers automated testing for every learner and course. Moreover, you are assured of consistent quality. An elearning system is advantageous in more ways than one. A streamlined online education system easily adapts to your learning and collaborative model. It will meet all your needs without necessitating the need for programming or complicated setup processes. It seamlessly integrates into your corporate strategies, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of your organization. What’s more, it can deliver customized content in a single day. You can have access to informative and engaging content including text, images, multimedia, animations, etc. There are also interactive...
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...Microsoft case Since it was established, Microsoft has never needed other people's money. When Bill Gate and Paul Allen founded the company, they borrowed a little, but it's been pay-as-you-go ever since: $60 billion in market capitalization, all generated by internal cash flow; the company has never had a dime in long-term debt. Yet, Gate and Allen decided to incorporate in 1981, and to take the company public in 1986. Why did they do so? Call in rich When working stiffs need a break, they “call in sick” for a few days. When Microsoft need a break, they “call in rich.” Forever. Roughly a third of Microsoft’s 30,000 employees are already millionaires, thanks to a 764-fold rise in Microsoft’s stock value since it went public in 1986, and the company just released yet another round of better-than-anticipated earnings yesterday. But now the company that made them wealthy is paying a steep price: More than half a dozen of its high-level executives have resigned or taken leaves since the beginning of the year. Some of the recent key execs to call in rich: Chris Peters. Was: VP of Office division. Now: On leave of absence to train for new career as a pro bowler. Nathan Myhrvold. Was: Chief technology officer. Now: On leave to pursue interest in scientific research and to travel. John Ludwig. Was: VP of Microsoft’s Consumer and Commerce Group. Now: On indefinite leave. Steve Perlman. Was: President of Microsoft’s WebTV unit. Now: Quit to explore new entrepreneurial...
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...Sureya Bibi Unit 4 P1 What Types of information are there ? Information comes from a wide variety of sources and an effective business person which will research information from a variety of source before making decisions for the business. The type of information there is available are listed below ● Verbal Communication Face to Face Communication is the best way to communicate with two or more people or sources .Moreover there is less scope for misunderstanding for verbal and nonverbal communication .Telephone conversations is also a useful way of communicating with customers in a professional business environment . The range of verbal communication is wide .Verbal communication allows West Yorkshire Police to express their ideas to be discussed in order to ensure the safety of everyone and fr the better welfare for everyone . Verbal Communication allows West Yorkshire Police to convey their message to the community in different ranges of choice of course which is rapid .Verbal communication is in order to discuss the economic strategies and the arms control . ● Written information Written Communication is the use of physical symbols to represent the word . Words are the sounds that make up speech which West Yorkshire Police . West Yorkshire Police can use written communication can be a physical presentation demonstrated by west Yorkshire Police , diagrams ,graphs and charts of West Yorkshire Police cash flow .Moreover West Yorkshire Police cannot reach their present state without...
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...“E-commerce in tourism” Anton Hörl Student No. 1210430081 Research Methodologies IMTE-B2012 Research Methodologies: Essay Hypothesis: “E-commerce will play a big role in future tourism” Introduction Tourism is in permanent change with the technical progress. The main object which changed tourism and in the same way the whole world is the Internet. The Internet changed booking habits and information gathering in tourism immensely. After years of evolution the Internet developed from stiff websites into a global, interactive, costumer participating Network. Many vacations are getting booked via Internet. It became a modern marketplace, a digital shopping Centre. The Electronic commerce structure developed. Shopping via Internet turned out into a every day life task. E-commerce sales reached the 1 trillion dollar mark in sales in 2012. (E-marketer, (2012) After the launch of the model company of E-commerce websites, which programmed a former Apple employee “Though Pierre” in 1995, many more companies followed EBay’s footprints into this branch, like Amazon, Zalando or Redcoon. (About.com, 2013), And it got not only a big topic for buying contestable products, the costumer can purchase also a great variety of services in the Internet, among other things, tourism products. E-commerce is a market with exceptional growth in global revenues, especially in the travel segment. But will E-commerce continue to grow and how will it develop in tourism? This leads...
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...STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SÜLEYMAN SİNAN ÖZTÜRK EBS 5103 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTOR: DR. AHMET BEŞKESE BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY May 2013 Contents CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION: ......................................................................................................................... 3 THE HISTORY: .............................................................................................................................. 3 CASE ANALYSIS: PESTEL FRAMEWORK................................................................................. 5 CASE ANALYSIS: MICHAEL PORTER’S FIVE FORCES FRAMEWORK ................................. 7 CASE ANALYSIS: COMPETITIVE PROFILE MATRIX .............................................................. 9 CASE ANALYSIS: VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS ......................................................................... 10 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................. 12 SWOT ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 16 SPACE MATRIX .......................................................................................................................... 18 TOWS MATRIX: ..............................
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...E COMMERCE * Define e-commerce? What are the benefits of using e-commerce? The term ‘electronic commerce’ has evolved from electronic shopping, to imply all aspects of business and market processes enabled by the Internet and World Wide Web technologies. DEFINITION- Sharing business information, maintaining business relationships and conducting business transactions using computers connected to a telecommunication network is called E-Commerce. OR The exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place is known as commerce. When all this is done electronically, it is known as “e-commerce”. According to Philip Kotler: E-commerce can be defined as a general term for buying and selling process that is supported by electronic means. Electronic commerce, also known as e-business, a term for all kinds of business that are established electronically especially over the Internet. This includes both electronic sale (internet shops) and B2B transactions, i.e. business between two companies. It is any online transaction of buying and selling where business is done via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). E-Commerce can be defined from different perspectives – 1. Communications perspective, 2. Business process perspective, 3. Service perspective and 4. Online perspective. E-commerce from communication perspective is the delivery of information, products or services, or payments via telephone lines, computer networks...
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